Improved steeet-eailway sceaper



clem', and exact description of the ecnstructi ,J' W' A? JONES, 0F MEMPHIS, TnNunesi1-n.A

- Letters fama No. 75,764, me March 24, isses.`

IMPROVED STREET-RAILWAY SCEALPER @its stimuli, retentit in 'in time trttets @rient mn mating part nf ilge time.

Be it known that I, J. W. A. JONES, of Memphis, countyot` Shelby, and State of Tennessee, hnvelnvented a new and useful Improvement in Street-Railwny Scrapers; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, 'on and operation of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a. part of this specification, in which- Fignrel is a perspective view.

Figure 2 a sectional view.-

A A, enr; BB, springs; D D, connectinghar; E E, bra Crum; F, hinge; C, upright shaft; I I, track.

I construct my car in theusual form. To the bottom, A A, I attach two springs,- B B, with connect-ingbar D, and support or brace E E, constructed in such a manner thnt, when the foot is applied to the upright shaft C, the levers II-ILG G will cause the springs B B to deseend'upon the track I I in such :t manner ns to remove all dirt, filth, Ste., from the track. rllhese levers and springs are so constructed that, when the foot is removed from the upright shaft C, the springs will elevate themselves from the truck, so as to be disengaged from the 'trackat all times, unless the foot or weight is applied to the upright shaft C. Ip'constrnct my springs B B forked, square, or in any other shape, to fit any railway-track.

rIhe object of my invention is to supply street or :my other railway-cars with sera-pers, constructed in such a manner that, when the ears lare in motion, the Scrapers will, if required, remove all dirt, snow, or other like encumbrnnce from the track, and Ywill be entirely ont of the way when not required for use.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, s

The combination of the springs B I5, levers II II and G G, inconnection with the fulcro h and g, the

4 I hed, and for the purpose specied.

hinge F, and the upright shaft O, all constructed and arranged as descri J.' W. A.l JONES.

ce; II II, lever; h, fulcrum; Gr G, lever; Q, ful- Witnesses: I?. R. HULBERT JoHN E. FINLEY. 

